Kurenai's Death Star

"..." The Doctor, who had finished explaining the situation to the others, fell silent after Cong Yu's words. She couldn't help but ask, "You said you weren't a smart person, right?"

That's definitely something that's been said...

Regardless of what the Doctor thought, and no matter how reasonable Cong Yu's words seemed, it was actually Cong Yu, in a flash of inspiration, deduced the whole story.

Hearing a single sentence from Nagashima Koki's mother made everything that had seemed reasonable and unreasonable before suddenly clear to her.

Upon hearing "Nagashima Koki comes to help the Doctor every day," I immediately thought of when Xiao Cui comes to visit Xiao Xi. The timing might be a bit off, and then I realized...

[Oh, maybe Nagashima Koki brought Xiao Cui with her to the company.]

Then, they quickly deduced that Nagashima Koki and Xiao Cui would appear in the Doctor's office today...

"I'm definitely not a smart person."

The Doctor twitched his lips at Cong Yu's words. "At your level, you're practically a monster..."

Cong Yu shook his head, indicating that this was not the case.

Xiao Cui, on the other hand, already understood. In fact, she had thought of these problems before, but she didn't know how to make up for them.

So, Xiao Cui's body went limp, and she collapsed onto Cong Yu's lap, lying on her back with her little belly facing upwards, pleading, "Brother Cong Yu, I know I was wrong--"

"..." However, Cong Yu didn't blame Xiao Cui at all. He just smiled and patted Xiao Cui's head before looking at Nagashima Koki.

Nagashima Koki: "..."

However, compared to Xiao Cui's "soft" attitude, Nagashima Koki's attitude was very firm. "Why are you looking at me, handsome brother? I didn't do anything wrong..."

Standing with her hands on her hips, exuding confidence, Nagashima Koki defended herself with logic far beyond that of an elementary school student. "I was actually kept in the dark too, I'm the victim, okay?"

Then, as Xiao Cui's good friend, Nagashima Koki tried to save Xiao Cui again. "Xiao Cui didn't do anything wrong. Elementary school students can't be wrong! Even if she is wrong, it's someone else's fault, the guardian's fault, the world's fault!"

Oh no, this is logical rape and moral blackmail!

You're the Evil Bai Wunan?!

To this, [Presiding Judge Takemikazuchi] nodded earnestly, saying, "That makes sense, very much so..."

That makes no sense at all.

So, what exactly have you been learning from the Doctor Nagashima Koki this time? How am I supposed to explain this to your mother?

Amid Cong Yu's astonished expression, Nagashima Koki, being an elementary school student, began to shift the blame as expected. "It's all the Doctor's fault!"

Doctor:"?!?!"

Under the Doctor's shocked gaze, Nagashima Koki continued, "Handsome brother, think about it, the only people who know about this are actually the three of us... I'm not wrong, Xiao Cui is not wrong, so that leaves only this Doctor."

In this statement, Takemikazuchi...

He nodded, expressing his opinion. "Yes, that makes sense, it's very reasonable."

Although the Doctor actually kept this from Cong Yu... she should have taken the blame.

But what Nagashima Koki said...

The Doctor's primary responsibility was changed to full responsibility, and Xiao Cui's secondary responsibility was changed to no responsibility at all.

What an honest and upright official!

Cong Yu smiled and looked at the Doctor, while the Doctor stared intently at Nagashima Koki... his eyes glued to the elementary school student.

Sensing something was wrong, Nagashima Koki slumped into the arms of a rabbit-like woman she didn't recognize, her belly up.

Amidst the Rabbit Man's bewildered expression, Nagashima Koki pleaded with the Doctor, "Doctor, I was wrong—"

Although he said "I was wrong," he still had an air of "I would dare to do it again."

When I was pointing out the Doctor earlier, I called him "this Doctor," but now that I've mistaken him for someone else, I'm calling him "Doctor, sir."

What realistic elementary school students!

The Doctor, utterly speechless, couldn't bring himself to argue with the elementary school student and could only helplessly accept full responsibility. "I know, I know, it's all my fault, okay... I shouldn't have watched this show."

As the Doctor thought that Cong Yu wouldn't dare to do anything to him, he grabbed Cong Yu's Xiao Cui green dog.

"Damn it, this place is practically turning into a kindergarten!"

To the Doctor's complaint, Cong Yu nodded with a smile, agreeing, "Indeed, you have three little girls here now."

"... Three? Wasn't it two?"

The Doctor considered the number for a moment, then realized something. "You're including me? Don't you consider my mental age?"

"..."

"I know, and I've considered it."

Cong Yu smiled and didn't continue the conversation. Instead, she looked at Takemikazuchi beside her and asked, "Takemikazuchi, what brings you to Wind City?"

Upon hearing this, Takemikazuchi jumped onto Cong Yu's shoulder and said, "I was just strolling around when I ran into Xiao Cui, and she bought me a drink..."

It looks like it's almost time for dinner.

The Doctor paused for a moment at the address, looking at Takemikazuchi and his two hairy tails. "Ah, Takemikazuchi... so the Hair Growth Ointment I developed before was used by this customer."

The Doctor had already seen Takemikazuchi's photo and knew his identity... but he never expected him to actually come to Wind City.

To be honest, he wasn't quite the king the Doctor had imagined... He didn't exude any sense of oppression or intimidation.

It looks exactly like a domesticated pet...

"Huh? Hair Growth Ointment?"

Takemikazuchi looked at the Doctor, his eyes wide with delight. "Are you the friend Cong Yu mentioned who developed the Hair Growth Ointment? Tamamo and I both think you're amazing!"

"..." That's truly an honor.

Chapter 349 The Red Omen

The concept of "self" has actually been widely circulated for a long time. However, its true application to the Dark Side, more mysterious realms...

"Yes, it was widely used, practicalized, and concretized in the new magic rune system established by the 'Humanist Thaumaturgy' in the 19th century."

"This can be considered a debate on the magic originally under divine control... It completely overturns the Church's claim that the first Magical Girl King was a 'saint,' a claim that was already close to being disproven."

Hong explained in this way, giving a lesson to Yaochuan Guang and Lantian Zhu who were listening in, just as boring and tedious as her health and physical education class.

However, Hong quickly changed the subject to herself.

This roused Yaochuan Guang's spirits... just like a math teacher starting to recount their divorce experience in class.

The students, who had been feeling drowsy, suddenly perked up.

"My Crimson Formation, too, evolved step by step from the most basic 'array science' based on a well-developed theory."

"My Crimson Formation is not a specific spell, but rather an extension of 'me' that expands from itself into the world, based on a particular spell."

As she spoke, Kurenai looked at Lantian Zhu and Yaochuan Guang, stating, "To put it simply, it's something like 'setting up a home field'... a barrier constructed primarily with my 'Crimson Crystal'."

In other words, the Crimson Formation itself does not actually provide strength.

To put it simply, it's about the Field Spell Card.

[Crimson Formation - Infinite Activation: As part of the effect's processing when this card is activated, place one "Activation Counter" on this card.]

[1. Once per turn, generate an "Activation Counter" on this card. After this effect is activated, skip your next Battle Phase.]

[2. For each "Activation Token" on the field, Hong Xiawu Hong's attack power increases by 600 points.]

[3. This ability can be activated when the opponent declares an attack if there are three or more "Activation Counters" on the field. It generates a "Crimson Crystal Defense Token" on the field, and opponent's monsters that can attack can only attack the "Crimson Crystal Defense Token".]

That's about it.

Furthermore, many cards in the red deck, such as [Crimson Formation Nova], can only be activated when Crimson Formation is on the field.

Therefore, Yaochuan Guang and Lantian Zhu wanted to learn their own [array].

If that's the case, then we need to consider what the formation can bring them.

Is it simply an increase in attack power?

Or perhaps we should make certain techniques or systems the core and key elements of the formation.

As we all know, restricted spells are often more powerful than unrestricted spells, and the more stringent the conditions, the greater the power.

(Of course, this statement is not absolute.)

Furthermore, the spells that can only be released after the Crimson Formation has been activated are quite cost-effective in terms of mana consumption and power.

This is the key to Hong's strength being able to rival the Shunni Sanqianliu.

After Hong explained it clearly... Yaochuan Guang's first thought was that it was extremely troublesome, incredibly troublesome.

Yaochuan Guang already had some difficulty making choices, and now he had to select some from his Self Technique system as the core of his array to strengthen.

Is it melee combat, specifically "physical enhancement" type? Or is it the Light Beam attack she frequently uses? Or perhaps...?

Yes, there are many choices.

This makes one hesitate.

While pondering, Yaochuan Guang couldn't help but look at Lantian Zhu and ask, "Little Lan, what are you thinking?"

As for Lantian Zhu, who was eating candy on the side, there wasn't much to think about, because...

"I have no idea; I simply don't have any aptitude for array-based spells."

With that in mind, Lantian Zhu decided to give Yaochuan Guang a hint, and she used her magic to condense blue karmic fire in her hand.

"If it were me, I would probably develop my own array around a fire called 'Kiteflame'... let's call it the Blue Sky Formation."

As he said this, Lantian Zhu shook the flame in his hand. "Then, I'll probably construct an array that can speed up my chanting and amplify the power of the flames... and then develop spells around that array."

Just like red.

"..."

"Oh--"

Yaochuan Guang felt he understood, so he gathered a ball of magical energy in his hand and handed it to Hong: "Teacher Hong, here—"

"..."red. "???"

What the heck?!

"You don't need to show it to me..."

As Hong spoke, she realized that Yaochuan Guang still didn't understand. "I'm not an expert specializing in 'arrays,' and I don't know much about your spells... Only you yourself know how your spells need to be strengthened."

Red is simply a pragmatist; the Crimson Formation is a spell she developed after determining that "[this environment (Crimson Formation) will be advantageous to my battle]".

Therefore, Hong had no way to pass on her experience in this regard.

Just like the "Crimson Formation" that Yaochuan Guang copied before, which can actually assist Hong in battle.

"Oh, this..."

Yaochuan Guang began to think about where his spells needed to be strengthened... After thinking about it, he felt that his Light Beam and such were pretty powerful.

I don't think it's necessary.

Yaochuan Guang began to ponder something, and finally looked at Hong: "Teacher Hong, I want to learn the same... Crimson Crystal as you."

With that, Yaochuan Guang began to explain, saying, "I also want to use a strong shield to protect the people I care about, to protect my friends."

I see. Do you want to learn "Crimson Crystal"?

"..."

"Um..."

Hong pondered for a moment, then smiled at Yaochuan Guang, "The difficulty of Crimson Crystal's training is truly quite high... Moreover, it has already exceeded the normal teaching scope of teachers and students."

As she said this, Hong patted Yaochuan Guang on the shoulder. "If you formally become his apprentice, I will entrust you with my duties."

Yaochuan Guang responded to this almost without hesitation.

"Yes! I want to become Teacher Hong's apprentice! Master!"

"..."

"Just call me teacher."

As she said this, Hong looked at Yaochuan Guang, who was solemnly declaring that he would "protect those he cares about," and said, "Then, I will teach you the techniques I have mastered... You must carry on my legacy well."

Yaochuan Guang: "Great!"